Think a 1800 engine can last many miles?

[edgeman55]

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Saw this on the GL1800 site. Guy named Phil with a 02 Goldwing in Florida.
Word is he has replaced two altenators and one water pump.Otherwise just oil changes and routine maint.

[MichaelG]

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Saw this on the GL1800 site. Guy named Phil with a 02 Goldwing in Florida.
Word is he has replaced two altenators and one water pump.Otherwise just oil changes and routine maint.

If this bike owner will contact the "right" people at Honda....they will most likely give him a brand new bike. Really !

They gave me a brand new GL-1800 ABS in late 2003...a 2004 model year bike...after I rode my 2003 Wing to over 100K miles in one year. They wanted to pull my motor and geadbox apart to see how it wore, with that number of miles in that period of time.

This guy with almost 500K on his '02 Wing should get in touch with Honda, and see what they will do for him.

Just avoid...Randy...in Customer Dis-Service

[FlaMike]

Don't know specifically bout 1800 motor but I did know of a 1500 Valk (a few yrs ago) that had 350,000 w/ just a couple of alternators and a final drive.

No reason to believe 1800 couldn't do that also. Just gotta use the right oil.

[opas ride]

I ran into a guy at a Valkyrie Rally here in Northern Mich. a couple years ago that had over 300,000miles on his 98 Valkyrie Tour...Don't remember his name or any details as I had sold mine by then and was riding a Victory until my F6B...I do remember him telling us that he had only changed tires, battery, rear gears, and forks I think...Thing looked liked brand new.....

[ED209]

And that is why I bought this bike.

[yellow rex]

I saw that post on the other site and the post stated he changes oil every 10000
miles and I believe the filter at 5000 miles this is truly the greatest engine for touring
ever put on two wheels.